Hi all,
Ive been on Tamoxifen for just over 12 months (having had a grade 3 breat cancer in 2008, aged 28yrs, treated with chemo, radio and herceptin). I am coping well with this, just got used to side effects etc, and my consultant has advised that new research shows that arimidex has a 2-4% better result for preventing breast cancer recurrance!
In order to have arimidex, you have to have your ovaries shut down, either by having them removed or by having zoladex injections. I am rather sceptical about this as was planning on starting a family as soon as I finished Tamoxifen. I may even come off tamoxifen earlier, which is what was originally suggested by my MDT team. I am concerned about the effects of 3-5 yrs on zoladex. My consultant agreed that there is no guarentee that my ovaries will work afterwards.
Has anyone else who is pre-menopausal, been offered arimidex/gone down this road?
Thanks alot.